The Boeing 777-300 ER carrying 298 passengers and crew was
about to take off for Bangkok last night when cockpit controls
showed a possible fire in the rear cargo hold, the newspaper
said. People were hurt in a scramble towards emergency exits and
down inflatable slides.

No signs of fire were detected by the emergency services,
Milliyet said. One of the airport’s runways was closed for 90
minutes as passengers disembarked and investigators examined the
plane, it said.